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The present invention describes a method and system for verifying the identity of a user of a first terminal in a communication system having at least a communication network (NET), a first terminal (DTE) associated with the communication network (NET) and a service provider (SP) associated with the communication network (NET). In the method, a first logical channel is set up via the communication network between the first terminal (DTE) and the service provider (SP). The user of the first terminal is identified after the first logical channel set up via a second logical channel other than the established first logical channel between the service provider and the first terminal prior to providing any services to the caller.

A method for information technology and information asset risk assessment of a business relationship between a client and a third party. The method includes establishing a database. The database includes a plurality of IT information risk factors stored in the database are associated with certain risks the client may be exposed to based on an action the client follows or based upon who the client uses as their third party provider. The database is configured to receive IT risk information. The IT risk information is associate with the plurality of IT information risk factors. The database is also configured to receive updated risk information for storage thereon. The method includes receiving risk information corresponding to the subset of relationship risk factors. The method continues with generating a relationship risk score. The relationship risk score is determined in response to evaluating the subset of relationship risk factors using the IT risk

A method for converting free fatty acids in acid oil or acid fat into fatty acid methyl esters is disclosed. The method involves adding a small amount of methanol and an acid catalyst to the acid oil or acid fat and subjecting the mixture to conditions that allow the fatty acid methyl esters to form. A lipid phase containing the fatty acid methyl esters and triglycerides can from and be separated from the rest of the reaction mixture. The lipid phase can then be subjected to conditions suitable for converting the triglycerides into fatty acid methyl esters. The method of present invention is especially useful for a process of generating biodiesel using a starting material of vegetable and animal oils and fats that contain a relatively high level of free fatty acids.

A system, method and computer program product for determining whether a test sample is in a first or a second class of data (for example: cancerous or normal), comprising: extracting a plurality of emerging patterns from a training data set, creating a first and second list containing respectively, a frequency of occurrence of each emerging pattern that has a non-zero occurrence in the first and in the second class of data; using a fixed number of emerging patterns, calculating a first and second score derived respectively from the frequencies of emerging patterns in the first list that also occur in the test data, and from the frequencies of emerging patterns in the second list that also occur in the test data; and deducing whether the test sample is categorized in the first or the second class of data by selecting the higher of the first and the second score.

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for targeting incentives. A match is defined between a user classification and an incentive. User data associated with a user's content selections is received, and the user's credit card purchase records are also received. The user is classified in a user classification when the user's content selections relate to the user's credit card purchase records. The incentive is transmitted to the user.

Contemplated plants include a NGL recovery portion and a LNG liquefaction portion, wherein the NGL recovery portion provides a low-temperature and high-pressure overhead product directly to the LNG liquefaction portion. Feed gas cooling and condensation are most preferably performed using refrigeration cycles that employ refrigerants other than the demethanizer/absorber overhead product. Thus, cold demethanizer/absorber overhead product is compressed with the turbo-expansion and delivered to a liquefaction portion at significantly lower temperature and higher pressure without net compression energy expenditure.

A buckle is operative to have a locking state wherein engaging components are prevented from displacement relative one another simultaneously with their engagement.

A technique for reducing low frequency baseband interference noise is disclosed. The low frequency baseband interference noise typically takes the form of low frequency magnetic interference emanating from a power source providing low frequency switching currents. The power source typically has a supply current terminal and an oppositely disposed return current terminal. The technique is realized by enclosing the power source in an electrically conductive sheath, wherein the electrically conductive sheath has an input terminal disposed proximate the supply current terminal and an output terminal disposed proximate the return current terminal. The output terminal is electrically connected to the return current terminal. Also, the electrically conductive sheath has an opening proximate the supply current terminal for allowing access to the supply current terminal.

An animation system is made up of an audio analysis unit, having an audio output and a state change output, and a control unit having an input and an output, the input being constructed to receive a state change indication from the audio analysis unit, the control unit being further constructed to generate compositing command information for individual component elements of an animation frame and send the compositing command information out the output. A method of creating an animation from a set of actions involves receiving a set of signals reflecting the set of actions, outputting a set of compositing commands based upon the set of signals, the set of compositing commands being related to the set of signals by sequences of transition data items, and compositing first images into a first animation using the set of compositing commands and a first graphic database.

A phase-locked loop for a differential recovery of the clock signal wherein an extracted data signal (DS) is conveyed via a phase delay element and thence to a phase comparator. In the phase comparator comparison signals, whose phase shifts can be set relative to one another, differential phase evaluation is carried out. This results in a control signal (RS) whose operating point, independent of the power of the transmit channel, always lies in the center of the control range. In the inventive differential timing recovery, the dependencies on power fluctuations, signal-to-noise ratio, the pulse shape and on transmitted bit patterns are eliminated to the greatest possible extent.

A seat suspension arrangement includes an upper structure for receiving a seat and a lower structure for mounting the seat in a work machine or vehicle. The tipper structure and the lower structure are interconnected by at least one intermediate structure and displaceable towards and away from each other. The seat suspension arrangement includes a guide rail and a guided member which is connected to the intermediate structure and arranged at the guide rail. The guided member is arranged to be displaced forwards and backwards along the guide rail when the upper structure and the lower structure are displaced relative to each other.

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating mapping of semantically similar terms between and among two or more information systems. In particular, to facilitate automatic discovery, establishment, and/or statistical validation of linkages between a plurality of different nomenclatures employed by a plurality of information systems, such as multiple electronic health record systems. In embodiments, the imputation of latent synonymy in corpora comprised of samples of historical records from each system enables automated terminology mapping between disparate systems' records, thereby establishing reliable linkages that may subsequently be utilized for realtime decision support, data mining-based research, or other valuable purposes.

An apparatus including a transformation circuit and a scaling/quantization circuit. The transformation circuit may be configured to generate one or more transform coefficients in response to a video stream and one or more first control signals. The transformation circuit may be further configured to limit transform coefficients for residual 4×4 blocks to a 16-bit value when the video stream comprises 8-bit video data. The scaling/quantization circuit may be configured to generate one or more quantization coefficients in response to the one or more transform coefficients and one or more second control signals.

A method for testing the frequency response of a communication device that when operated determines a signal-to-noise ratio for a plurality of frequency bands includes receiving a signal-to-noise ratio generated by the communication device for each of the plurality of frequency bands. The method also includes receiving the amount of noise at each of the plurality of frequency bands, and determining, for each of the plurality of frequency bands, the magnitude of the signal at each of the plurality of frequency bands based on the signal-to-noise ratio and the amount of noise at each frequency band. Thereby the frequency response of the communication device is indeed determined.

Standardized derivatives markets cover a wide array of risks including energy, credit, and weather. However, one major asset class is conspicuously missing from this list: commercial real estate. Indeed, commercial property markets are the last of the major institutional asset classes not to have liquid futures and options markets. Thanks to their innovative combination of specifications, our real estate futures and options contracts stick to the fundamental characteristics of real estate as a slow, illiquid and heterogeneous asset class. They allow standardization and transacting of property derivatives on organized exchanges and thus represent an important breakthrough in the process of ‘commodization’ of unsecuritized commercial real estate assets.

A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer includes a set of line cards, a set of xDSL modem cards, a redundant xDSL modem card, a test and switching unit, a control unit, and a trunk unit. Each line card may include a switch, through which the control unit may selectively direct the line card to couple to a corresponding xDSL modem card or a redundancy bus. The test and switching unit is coupled to the redundancy bus, and includes a relay matrix and a Copper Loop Tester (CLT). In response to commands received from the control unit, the relay matrix may route redundancy bus signals to the CLT and/or the redundant xDSL modem card. The CLT performs tests to measure or determine subscriber loop electrical characteristics in response to control unit commands, and returns test results to the control unit.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for quickly transferring plates, in particular glass plates, of different sizes, thicknesses and quality levels so as to place the plates one behind another on different stacking frames, said apparatus and method having the following features: a) the plate (5) that is to be transferred on conveyor rolls of a transport device (7) is gripped by a gripping device (4) and the rotatable gripping fingers (13) thereof that are provided with holding means (14), the gripping device (4) being suspended on support cables (2); b) the gripping device (4), together with the plate (5), is then conveyed to a selected stacking frame (6) by shortening and/or lengthening appropriate support cables (2) and is deposited on the stacking frame (6) by releasing the holding means (14); c) the gripping device (4) is conveyed to the next operating position thereof by shortening and/or lengthening specific support cables (2).

A shear tester for in-situ determination of rock formation geomechanical properties is provided. The tester has a radially expandable cylindrical membrane, a metal sheath covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the membrane, at least one stud fixed on the sheath, at least one cone fixed on each of the at least one stud, and a piston operable to apply an upward axial force on the metal sheath. A device for the same use comprises the shear tester and a pressuremeter. A method of using the shear tester comprises applying a normal force to the formation by expanding the membrane until at least one of the at least one cone penetrates the rock formation and applying an upward axial force to the at least one of the at least one cone by operating the piston until at least a portion of the rock formation shears.

A multifunctional, lightweight and acoustically optimized interior lining for the roof of a vehicle is disclosed. The inventive lining comprises an air permeable core layer, a first stiffening layer, a second stiffening layer and a decor layer. Said layers are connected to one another by means of air permeable adhesive layers. The total air flow resistance of the second stiffening layer, decor layer, and attached adhesive layers, arranged on the side of the core layer facing the passenger compartment, is within the range of 500 Nsm⁻³>R_t<3500 Nsm⁻³. The total surface area weight of said layers lies in the range of 300 to 800 gr/m². A method for producing said lining and the use thereof in a roof of a vehicle are also disclosed.

The present invention is directed to cultured dairy products and more particularly to cultured cream cheese compositions which are prepared without a whey-separation step and which have reduced levels of cultured dairy materials. The present invention also relates to methods of making such cultured dairy or cream cheese products. The cultured dairy or cream cheese products contain a considerable quantity of non-cultured dairy material (generally greater than about 60 percent, and preferably about 70 to about 80 percent, of the total dairy protein).

An electrode assembly suitable for employment with low-pressure discharge lamps, and especially discharge lamps made from borosilicate glass. The electrode assembly comprises a hollow, stepped electrode holder having a tubular upper portion and a cylindrical lower portion comprising a tapered edge, and an electrode shell fastened to the tubular upper portion of the electrode holder. The electrode assembly may also further comprises a glass ring fused to the tapered edge of cylindrical lower portion of the electrode holder. The electrode assembly is suitable for use with low-pressure discharge lamps comprising glass tubes and low-pressure discharge lamps comprising envelopes having a gas-discharge channel. In a low-pressure discharge lamp, the electrode assembly of the present invention may be used as the discharge source, the evacuation and backfill site, and the seal site.

A device is provided for use with a database server having a matrix of data stored therein, wherein the database can transmit a return vector based on the matrix of data. The device includes a communication portion, an encryption portion and a decryption portion. The encryption portion can generate an encrypted request to obtain a portion of the matrix of data, wherein the encrypted request includes a plurality of subqueries. The communication portion can transmit the encrypted request to the database server and can receive the return vector from the database server. One of the subqueries is based on a first random vector and a target vector corresponding to the portion of the matrix of data. One of the subqueries is based on a second random vector. The decryption portion can decrypt the return vector by way of a modulo summation.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a hierarchical porous air electrode. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (a) self-assembling a hard template on any surface of a current collector; (b) depositing and growing a metal oxide catalyst on the hard template; and (c) carrying out burning on a device obtained in the step (b) to remove the hard template. According to the preparation method of the hierarchical porous air electrode, firstly, the hard template is self-assembled on the surface of the current collector; secondly, a deposition is carried out to form the metal oxide catalyst with a corresponding structure employing the hard template as a template; and finally the hard template is removed by burning. The method is simple, efficient and low in cost; the formed air electrode structure also has a plurality of advantages that relative multiple catalytic active sites and an opening system can be provided to provide a free unlimited channel for reactant molecules for reaching or departing from catalyst active sites; and discharge products are mainly deposited on a porous structure catalyst surface and the like, so that the properties of the air electrode are improved.

A data processing system, circuit arrangement, and method to communicate data over a multi-channel serial communications interface (14) using a dedicated encrypted virtual channel from among multiple virtual channels supported by the communications interface (14). Encryption for the dedicated encrypted virtual channel is provided by a hardware encryption circuit (34) that is coupled to the interface, such that encryption may be performed at a relatively low level, and with substantial protection from compromise, particularly along chip boundaries. In one particular application, access control may be provided for a digital data stream using a multi-chip access control scheme that relies on one chip (148) to provide access control over a received digital data stream, with another chip (150) utilized to process the digital data stream once authorized to do so. A secure, multi-channel serial communications interface between the multiple chips re-encrypts a digital data stream that has been decrypted on the access control chip (148) using hardware encryption logic (162) disposed on the access control chip (148), communicates the re-encrypted digital data steam over a dedicated encryption virtual channel supported by the multi-channel serial communications interface, and decrypts the re-encrypted digital data steam using hardware decryption logic (164) disposed on the other chip (150).

The invention discloses a high-antibacterial low-emission automotive modified polypropylene composite material and a preparation method thereof. The modified polypropylene is mainly composed of the following components: 1-5 parts of nano zinc dioxide antibacterial functional masterbatch, 60-90 parts of conventional polypropylene, 5-40 parts of porous calcium silicate, 8-20 parts of an elastomer, 0.1-1.5 parts of an antioxidant, and 0-3 parts of other auxiliary agents. According to the composite material and method provided by the invention, the porous calcium silicate particles, the nano zincoxide with high-efficiency antibacterial properties and the conventional polypropylene are subjected to blend extrusion through a twin-screw extruder or an injection molding machine, the extruded strip mixture is cooled by circulating water, the cooled material enters a pelletizer, pelletizing is performed, and therefore the modified polypropylene particles are obtained, wherein the nano zinc oxide gives high-efficiency long-lasting antibacterial ability to the modified polypropylene because the nano zinc oxide easily generates active oxygen; and at the same time, the porous calcium silicate gives excellent comprehensive mechanical properties to the modified polypropylene because the porous calcium silicate has a uniform particle size and chemical stability, especially, the porous characteristic of the porous calcium silicate effectively ''captures'' small-molecular substances and unpleasant odor produced by degradation of the polypropylene during the adsorption extrusion process, andthe porous calcium silicate gives the low-odor low-emission characteristics to the modified polypropylene.

A method is provided for operating a transport vehicle provided with a container with due regard to a weight of a received material in the container. The method includes receiving information associated to the weight of the received material in the container from an external source, and in response to the weight information controlling operation of the vehicle.

The invention relates to method for producing hydrocarbon components comprising isoparaffins from feedstock of biological origin comprising linear unsaturated fatty acids to produce diesel fuel components comprising the steps of a) converting at least part of linear unsaturated fatty acids comprised in the feedstock to corresponding branched fatty acids, and b) hydrodeoxygenating the said branched fatty acids and remaining linear fatty acids to corresponding isoparaffins and n-paraffins. The invention further relates to an arrangement for implementing the method of the invention.

An apparatus for cladding the interior surfaces of a curved pipe section includes a flexible track that is positioned longitudinally within the curved pipe and supported at opposite ends to corresponding opposite ends of the curved pipe. The flexible track is caused to bend and conform to the radius of curvature of an interior surface of the curved pipe. A robotic crawler is supported on the track section and carries a material applicator head. The robotic crawler is driven back-and-forth across the track section while the material applicator head applies an overlay material to the interior surface of the curved pipe. In a method, the position of the curved pipe in space, the travel direction and speed of the crawler and the position of the application head are all coordinated to maintain the application of the overlay material in the “flat plane” position.

The invention relates to a serologic detecting kit for potyvirus on a sweet potato and a detecting method thereof. The kit is divided into an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein reagent bottles are arranged on the upper layer; a push-pull drawer is arranged on the lower layer; a nitrocellulose film is placed into the drawer; and a specific antibody for the potyvirus, a mixed antibody for the potyvirus and a goat anti-rabbit IgG, NBT, BCIP and Tris-HCl solution marked with alkaline phospholipase are respectively filled in different reagent bottles. When a sample is detected, the reagent bottle containing the mixed reagent is used for detecting if the sample contains the potyvirus; other specific antibodies are used for detecting when a certain specific virus needs to be confirmed; the detection is convenient; and the cost is saved; and the detecting method is simple, direct, convenient and practical. The serologic detecting kit and the detecting method provided by the invention can be applied to the detection for the detoxified sweet potato stem seedling and all-level potatoes, and the quality and the yield-increasing effect of the detoxified sweet potatoes are ensured by quickly and efficiently detecting the potyviruses.

A method for generating depth information includes: receiving an input image including a plurality of frames; identifying a first frame that is selected from the plurality of frames; obtaining first depth information of a first object that is selected from the first frame; selecting a second frame from the plurality of frames; tracing a second object from the second frame based on the first object; and generating second depth information of the second object from the first depth information based on a comparison result between a position of the first object on the first frame and a position of the second object on the second frame.